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1. In a wet/dry vacuum cleaner having a cover closing off the upper end of the vacuum cleaner, a lid connected to the cover having a collector extending into the lid and a filter assembly extending downwardly from the collector into a water tank, said lid having a volute for the vacuum cleaner communicating with a exterior thereof, said volute for said vacuum cleaner being disposed internally of said lid and coupled to an exhaust port, said volute being generally horizontally mounted in said lid forming a flat volute for accumulating air flow, wherein said filter assembly includes a pleated filter having a throughbore with a filter cage mounted in said throughbore, said filter having peripheral end caps at the upper and lower ends thereof, said upper end cap having an inward and upwardly extending peripheral tapered lip at the upper end thereof, and said lower end cap having an inward and downwardly extending peripheral tapered lip at the lower end thereof, said filter cage having an upper peripheral rim, and a lower peripheral rim, said upper peripheral rim of said filter cage having a outwardly and downwardly extending tapered lip engaging the inward and upwardly extending peripheral tapered lip at the upper end of said filter, and said lower peripheral rim of said filter cage having an outwardly and upwardly extending tapered lip engaging the inward and downwardly extending peripheral lip at the lower end of said filter. |
